If you are partial to a cheeky game of pool (or 8-ball to our North American chums) then you might want to check out Bigben Interactive's Premium Pool Arena which has popped up on the Euro Switch eShop today for £8.89. There is no news on a North American release just yet.

Here is a bit of info on the game from the eShop page:

Awaken the pool pro within you! (Re)discover the joy and tension of traditional pool through the different game modes and ultra-intuitive gameplay.

Work on your technique, unlock better and better cues and pocket the victories to become absolute champion!

- Play traditional 8-ball
- Take part in tournaments against stronger and stronger opponents
- Develop your style of play by unlocking different cues with your victories

Check out the trailer above and let us know if you plan to check this out with a comment below.

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@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ah is there actually online in the Switch version? Doesnt mention it on the eshop listing or the trailer (where it specifically says "Play against a friend in your house" or something as weird).

no "story mode" just practice, beginner,hard,expert,hardcore these are all single games and theres the multiplayer etc. i dont mind pool games and the gameplay seems ok. although with the pro controller the analogue input is a little too sharp and the aim keeps going either side of the cue ball instead of the centre where i want it (if you understand that) this can probably be adjusted in the options and i will look into that..........................

can i ask nintendo life to please replace that trailer with th eswitch trailer as the reason i bought this game was for the online play i saw in that trailer. dang i should have bought floor kids haha.

i believe itis traditional 8 ball rules here that apply. pot all the spots or stripes and then the black. not the rules wherte you pot the balls in number order then the black. its very similar to the red and yellow pool rules of the uk.

It’s a shame the touchscreen doesn’t work for the menu. It’s yet another case of menus looking tappable but not being.

Handy "it should be in a tutorial" hints.The two thumbsticks don’t work independently. You can’t aim with one stick, and move a free-ball with the other thumbstick. You need to hit "y" to switch modes, then use the one single thumbstick to do it, and hit y to flip back again... and in your first game, with a very rapid timer before the game punishes you with a "missed turn" that can be one heck of a stumbling point.

To "hit" you need to HOLD the a button to charge power. A "tap" will indeed just tap the cue ball in a horrible useless way.. You quickly learn this, but being told would’ve bloomin' well helped.

The "Gold to Play" thing is (as far as I can tell) only ever using Ingame currently. (I can’t find a way to Pay for coins) What appears to be a horrific IAP freak show, turns out to be nothing of the sort. I imagine that would give the game a bad name. Don’t be scared by that. If you see a review that mentions the "price", but doesn’t mention that you can’t pay except using Ingame earned currency, do the reviewer a favour and gripe about their mistake!(Although, I’m ready to be proved wrong... .. and very much expect it, given how prepared for that it seems to be!)

Looks a bit like the Team17 classic Arcade Pool from the 90’s ......but I suspect it’s not as good . That one had a ton of game modes - Killer , UK 8 ball etc .......now I’d pay to play that again on Switch !

Once you set the angle and impact position on your cue ball, just adjust your power, pull back, and thrust the Joy-Con to make your shot! The HD Rumble will make it feel like you’re really hitting that cue ball!

Includes the 3 most popular billiard games and 1 original game. 9 Ball, 8 Ball, Rotation, and Basic Game for a total of 4 game modes!

– Enjoy the classic game of 9 Ball!
– Another classic that can really get heated: 8 Ball!
– A blast once you get the rules, Rotation!
– Enjoy beating your own high score in Basic Game!

Get a sense of achievement in the single player Tournament Mode! Enter billiards tournaments in different countries all over the world!

Complete with the ability to play head to head on a single Nintendo Switch?! Compatible with 3 game types. Whether on a big screen TV or in tabletop mode, you can enjoy this realistic, 3D billiards game anytime, anywhere, and with anyone!

I dunno... I can see some people HATING it and I feel like its going to get bad review scores, but if you temper expectations its a decent package. The physics are not super realistic really, think Arcade Pool by Team17 from back in the day. Its a decent representation, but dont expect to be wowed by how the balls move... they feel a bit heavy I guess.

There is an annoying trail behind balls when you hit them that you cant turn off. Again, nothing you wouldnt know if you watched the trailer. Be a nice option to disable though (like on Pinball FX3).

It does have a decent amount of content though, despite the lack of online.Single matchTournament - (play through 3 matches in knockout format against varying AI - about 8 levels here, so plenty to beat).Timed - see how quick you can clear the tableLocal multiplayerDaily Challenges - looks like these rotate daily to earn XP and are things like "pot 100 balls"Also there is a "shop" for you to buy new cues and balls using in game currency. There are no IAP, this is just earned through playing matches and unlocking achievements etc.

Controls could have been done better. That is pretty much the mantra for the entire game I'd say.

Is £8 too much?... possibly. Its the sort of game you can get for 99p on iOS (or its actually £1.69 on Steam with online MP), but the portability and form factor of having it on Switch and TV is nice.

I'm at peace with it as I knew it wasnt going to be amazing, so its met my expectations and I'm also a sucker for top down pool games.

I’ve tried playing it for a while, today.They NEED to add an option to turn off the timer.SERIOUSLY.Trying to play Local Multiplayer, whilst passing the controller between players, whilst toggling between "move ball" and "aim cue", all within what feels like 5 seconds...?It’s absolutely killing the game for me.